You faced the Divine Sword Thunder Control Technique. Under your Unrivaled Insight, the Divine Sword Thunder Control Technique successfully fused with the Ten Thousand Heavenly Thunder Array, becoming the Supreme Treasure Art of the Thunder Emperor.
Supreme Treasure Art of the Thunder Emperor: Comprehend the Thunder Emperor and command every Lightning Technique in the world!
The sudden enlightenment jolted Su Changqing's heart.
As the mighty heavenly lightning was about to strike him, Su Changqing no longer felt the slightest panic.
"I am the Thunder Emperor. By this thunder decree, descend upon the mortal realm. Overturn heaven and earth, shake the cosmos, steady the sun and set the moon. Such supreme majesty cannot be fully described!"
Having instantly comprehended the technique, Su Changqing began silently reciting its incantation. When his voice fell, he pointed toward the sky.
Everyone thought Su Changqing had been scared senseless. Rather than considering how to defend or retreat, he pointed at the sky and actually guided the mighty heavenly lightning summoned by Lu Xueqi down upon himself.
But in the next instant, everyone froze.
The heavenly lightning struck Su Changqing. Blinding lightning flashed, making it impossible for everyone to open their eyes and look toward where it had fallen. Peals of thunder echoed for a hundred li, and all of Tongtian Peak shook violently.
A few seconds later, the lightning and thunder gradually ceased, yet Su Changqing was nowhere to be seen. Everyone was shocked, and the entire arena fell deathly silent.
"Su Changqing wasn't struck to death, was he?"
A voice broke the silence. Everyone turned toward the speaker, who hurriedly shut his mouth.
In truth, even without his reminder, everyone had already begun to entertain that thought. Had Su Changqing been blasted into pieces by that Lightning Technique?
That heavenly lightning had been truly terrifying. If they searched their consciences, they knew they themselves would likely struggle to survive beneath such a Lightning Technique. Not to mention Su Changqing, who had faced it head-on without defending or retreating—he might very well have been struck dead outright.
Lu Xueqi, too, began to panic. The moment she used that move, she had regretted it.
She had intended to use it to force out Su Changqing's limits, but she had not expected him to be so foolish as to take it directly with his body, without any intention of defending himself.
Now, Su Changqing had vanished without a trace. She could not even sense the slightest hint of his aura.
Just as everyone became increasingly convinced that Su Changqing had perished beneath the Lightning Technique, someone suddenly cried out, "Quick, look at the sky!"
Everyone looked in the direction he pointed.
A figure stood conspicuously atop the black clouds.
The man stood upon the thunderclouds, dressed in a long white robe embroidered with violet lightning patterns. Those patterns glimmered with mysterious light, as though proclaiming his power. His hair drifted in the wind, revealing his handsome features.
Lightning flickered around him, and he carried the majesty of a Heavenly Emperor. His gaze was like lightning, yet a faint, indifferent smile rested on his lips. Like a Heavenly Emperor surveying the world below, he stood above rolling thunderclouds and writhing lightning serpents that seemed to submit to him.
That person was none other than Su Changqing.
But when had he appeared above those black clouds, and how had he created such a sight?
"Senior Sister, this technique is truly formidable!"
Standing tall upon the thunderclouds, Su Changqing praised Lu Xueqi.
"You scared me to death!"
Lu Xueqi immediately burst into tears of joy. Had Su Changqing not appeared, she would have believed that her junior brother had been killed by her Lightning Technique. Guilt and self-reproach had already filled her heart, nearly driving her to collapse.
"My fault, Senior Sister. I borrowed your Lightning Technique just now to comprehend a new technique, so I hid within the thunderclouds to practice it for a while."
Su Changqing smiled and explained.
"Everyone, get ready to receive this move of mine!"
From high above, Su Changqing called down to the crowd. Then he formed hand seals and began his incantation. "I am the Thunder Emperor. By this thunder decree, descend upon the mortal realm. Overturn heaven and earth, shake the cosmos, steady the sun and set the moon. Such supreme majesty cannot be fully described!"
As the incantation rang out, the mighty heavenly lightning that had already ceased appeared high in the sky once more.
Just as everyone wondered what Su Changqing intended to do, bolts of heavenly lightning fell directly downward. But they did not strike elsewhere—they descended upon the stands where the Qingyun Sect disciples were watching the match.
"Damn it! Su Changqing, were you fried stupid by lightning? You're fighting Lu Xueqi, so why are you blasting us?!"
"He's gone mad! They've all gone mad! I have no grievance against you, Su Changqing, so what do you mean by striking me with lightning?!"
"Run! Run!"
Seeing the Lightning Techniques descending, no one understood what Su Changqing was doing. They desperately scattered in every direction, throwing the scene into chaos.
Who could have imagined that, by the end of a match, the spectators would be the ones to suffer?
"Sect Leader, Su Changqing has already gone mad from cultivation deviation! He is actually bringing down Lightning Techniques upon these disciples. Shouldn't you stop him at once?"
Seeing this, Cang Song angrily petitioned Dao Xuan Zhenren.
"Not yet. Watch a little longer!"
Dao Xuan watched with a grave expression and stopped Cang Song, who had been about to intervene. Even he, a Sect Leader who had weathered countless storms, had no idea what Su Changqing was doing.
But a disciple with Su Changqing's temperament would certainly not suffer from cultivation deviation. Perhaps he had his reasons.
Shuiyue lightly rubbed her forehead. She had known Su Changqing would cause a great commotion by joining this tournament, but she had not expected it to be this great. As his master, she was extremely nervous and wanted to know what her usually obedient little disciple was doing. If he truly intended to harm others, she would personally eliminate the danger.
Some disciples ran quickly enough to evade the Lightning Techniques, but others had weak Cultivation Levels and could not escape before the descending heavenly lightning struck them.
"Ah!"
With a scream, he thought he was about to be killed by the Lightning Technique. Yet two seconds later, he opened his eyes and looked himself over, only to find that he had not suffered the slightest injury.
"I broke through! I actually broke through!"
At that moment, he discovered that the spiritual energy within him had become abundant. In an instant, he had advanced directly from the third realm of Qi Refining to the Qi Refining Fourth Realm.
As he cheered, everyone around him looked at him in astonishment.
What?
Not only had he remained unharmed after being struck by heavenly lightning, he had even broken through because of it?
"Stop running! Accept the heavenly lightning! This is Auspicious Lightning—it can raise our Cultivation Levels!"
Another voice rang out from elsewhere, leaving everyone even more confused. This heavenly lightning could actually increase their Cultivation Levels? With a willingness to try, they stopped fleeing and began accepting the descending lightning.
The next second, their eyes lit up. It was true. The heavenly lightning was filled with spiritual energy. It could not only replenish their spiritual energy but also help them break through realms.
More and more people sat cross-legged on the ground and began accepting the rapidly descending heavenly lightning. A rare sight appeared on Tongtian Peak: thousands of disciples began cultivating together as Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy surged toward Tongtian Peak like a vortex.
"Senior Sister, how is my Lightning Technique?"
Su Changqing slowly rode the thunderclouds down beside Lu Xueqi and asked with a calm smile.
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